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Archive of General Emory Upton - His Commission as Brevet Major General and Telegrams. During the war,General Emory Upton, a...
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Archive of General Emory Upton - His Commission as Brevet Major General and Telegrams. During the war,General Emory Upton, an 1861 graduate of West Point, was promoted to brevet major general in March 1865 after seeing service in the infantry, cavalry, and artillery of the Union Army. Promoted through the ranks for his innovative use of troops, he later authored a definitive text, The Military Policy of the United States from 1775.This archive contains nine telegrams of the Southern Telegraph Companies sent to Upton when he was commander of the 4th Division of the Union Cavalry Corps in the Military Division of the Mississippi under General James H. Wilson. Most of the telegrams are from Wilson directing him to seize assets and make arrests. Also included is a US War Department cover letter dated May 18, 1865 that was written to Upton notifying him of his promotion to brevet major general.
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2007 June Civil War Grand Format Auction #663 (go to Auction Home page)
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June, 2007
24th-25th
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